Chapter 973: Terrible premiere box office
Before Fowler could speak, Yu Dong continued, "Actually, I think the selection of contestants is secondary. The key is the selection of companies. Which companies are more suitable for this show, and whether these companies are willing to be on the show, these are all
It needs to be considered. The program must be authentic. What I mean by authenticity does not mean that the entire process of the program must be authentic, but that the positions given by the company must be authentic. In the program, if the company admits contestants, they must
To fulfill the contract, you can't just accept someone on stage and then kick them off stage. When selecting companies to appear on the show, you must make sure that these companies will not have the above situation."
"Indeed, this must be ensured. As for the selection of companies to participate in the program, I think we should focus on those new and potential technology companies. These companies are relatively new and are more suitable for this new program.
Some companies owned by SpaceX can participate, such as Deep Space Games and Deep Space Computer," Fowler said.
Yu Dong smiled and said, "You have to talk to Jimmy about this. I think he will definitely agree. It would be better if you can convince him to go on TV. We don't need to talk in detail today. We will mainly talk about the format of the program.
Do you all agree with the model I just mentioned? Or do you have other ideas?"
Several people participating in the conference call were thoughtful. After a while, Jack, Canxing's vice president, said, "I have an idea."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "If you have any ideas, just say it. There are only a few of us in this meeting today. I hope everyone can speak freely without any worries."
Jack said, "I think there is no problem with the program format provided by YU, and it is also in line with the situation that most people face when applying for jobs. But I think there is another format that should also be interesting. A format like an ordinary interview can actually only
It is difficult to select high-end management talents with management capabilities when choosing ordinary positions. Moreover, the format of this type of program is not coherent. Basically, a job seeker will only participate in one program, which has no continuity. In terms of attracting viewers to watch subsequent programs,
It might be a little bit close. So I thought if I could select a few job seekers with management skills to participate in the competition and let these people manage the team to show their management skills through actual combat."
After a pause, Jack continued, "In this way, there will be a direct competitive relationship between the contestants, and the program will definitely be more exciting. Moreover, in this way, several contestants can do one season of the program, and the audience will be like
Follow this show just like you would a TV series, and eventually after layers of screening, the remaining contestants will be able to join the company's management."
Hearing Jack's suggestion, Yu Dong couldn't help but squint his eyes, secretly thinking that Jack was indeed a talent.
What Jack is talking about is actually not a job search program, but an entrepreneurial competition program.
When thinking of this type of program, the first thing that comes to Yu Dong's mind is "The Apprentice", a program created by Donald.
The column team selected a dozen young professional elites from across the country and divided them into two groups according to certain standards. Donald then designed a series of activities to test the business capabilities of these people. Those who stayed in the end could receive an annual salary of two
A $100,000+ job.
During the show, Donald actually gave some very specific questions to the two teams that were in collaboration with brands.
For example, I design brochures for GM, shoot commercial short films for Lamborghini, help clothing brands sell clothes, and help car brands plan promotional activities. These may seem like activities, but they are actually advertising spaces. Those cooperative brands only need money.
In addition, the second program Yu Dong thought of was "Win in China".
"Win in China" is similar in style to "The Apprentice", but compared to "The Apprentice", the level of business competition in "Win in China" is higher. In the later stages of the program, contestants can obtain a lot of venture capital funds for practical operations.
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Between the two shows, "The Apprentice" is like choosing the best seller, while "Win in China" is more like choosing a company CEO.
Yu Dong pondered for a moment and said: "The model Jack mentioned is very good, but it is definitely difficult to operate..."
When he heard this, Jack was a little disappointed, because usually the boss would use this kind of rhetoric when vetoing a proposal.
But then Yu Dong continued, "The operation is difficult, so you need to be fully prepared. Since it was Jack's idea, it's up to you to make a detailed plan. My idea is, if possible, the two
Let’s do the show together, grasp it with both hands, and be strong with both hands.”
Fowler and Jack on the other end of the phone were both stunned. They didn't expect that while chatting, one program turned into two.
Of course Jack is very happy, this means that his proposal has been approved by his boss, and the program will be directed by him.
Fowler mused, "But we at Canxing don't have enough manpower right now. We are doing programs like Got Talent, American Idol, I Am Detective, and Pop Idol. If we open two more programs, there will be six programs."
The programs are being produced at the same time, so we are under great pressure. And compared to other programs, job-hunting programs are obviously more complicated."
Yu Dong smiled and said: "If you don't have enough manpower, just hire them. If it doesn't work, just outsource it to other teams. After two successful programs in a row, are you afraid of taking too big a step? Also, before the soldiers and horses are moved, the food and grass go first. You are doing it."
When planning a plan, you can look for sponsors. Sponsors for these two programs should not be difficult to find. For ordinary job-hunting programs, go to BenQ Mobile first and ask them for their opinions and whether they are willing to sponsor. For entrepreneurial programs, contact some large companies.
, it will definitely sell for a good price.”
Jack said, "The setting of the program process will be adjusted according to the amount of funds provided. How much practical funds can we provide to the players in the future?"
"How much do you think is appropriate?" Yu Dong asked.
"I think it must be done step by step. In the early stage, we only need to provide them with a few hundred dollars at most. In the later stage, we will increase the actual operating funds a little bit. At the last stage, we can provide each of them with tens of thousands of dollars. If the funds are sufficient, we can finally
It would be nice to increase it to 100,000 US dollars, which would be more attractive to the audience."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! One hundred thousand dollars, Yu Dong smiled, Jack's idea is still a little conservative.
"You should plan according to the range of US$100,000 to US$1 million."
"One million dollars!"
Upon hearing this number, Fowler and Jack took a deep breath together.
By the end of the show, there were at least two people, which meant that in the final round, at least two million U.S. dollars in practical funds would be provided. This amount was really huge.
If these people all live up to their expectations and make money or break even, that's fine. But what if someone loses money? You can't give money for programs, right?
And who will pay for this money? Will Deep Space pay it itself, or will it find sponsors? Are sponsors willing to pay it?
"Um, do we need to come up with these practical funds ourselves?" Fowler asked.
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Find a sponsor first. If no sponsor is willing to sponsor, I will find you a sponsor who is willing to sponsor."
"A sponsor willing to provide?"
"Well, you don't need to think about who will pay for it for now. Someone will definitely pay for it in the end anyway, so just plan according to what I said. What you have to do now is to dig out the advertising space for this show."
After Yu Dongdu said this, Fowler and the others naturally did not continue to ask further questions. Fowler smiled and said, "We will do this immediately and promise to send you the preliminary plan within a week."
"There's no need to be in such a hurry. After all, you have so many programs on hand now and you have to recruit people. You are very busy. Give it half a month. Send me the first drafts of these two programs within half a month. Okay, this
The matter is settled for now, now let’s talk about the situation of the talent show. I’ve read the information, will registration start soon?”
Fowler said, "Well, registration will start next week. Two days ago, the official account of the talent show has been warmed up on the tribe. Netizens are very enthusiastic. If nothing else, the number of people who signed up this time
There should be more people than Pop Idol.”
"Of course, after all, there is no age limit for the talent show. Many people who were unable to sign up because of their age can now sign up."
"And the talent show has a very wide selection of candidates. In addition to singing, anyone with a skill can sign up to participate in the competition. This morning, someone online said that he could eat fifty eggs in one breath and that he could quickly lose weight.
If you have any clothes, you have to sign up to participate in the show."
What Fowler said was exactly what Yudong expected. He has watched the talent show, so he naturally knows how common the weird things in this show are. Moreover, he only watched it on TV. The weird things on the audition stage will definitely be...
More.
Of course, there are many people with truly special talents. Compared with programs like Pop Idol, talent shows are more visually stimulating and more novel, precisely because there are often talents beyond ordinary people’s awareness.
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On November 9, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was released in North America as scheduled.
Because Deep Space Company has been pre-heating for this movie for a long time, and the novel has also been selling well recently, the box office of the premiere was very bright, directly exceeding 90 million US dollars.
As soon as the premiere box office came out, many film critics were shocked. They thought the premiere box office would be high, but they didn't expect it to be so high, almost over 100 million.
It was not just the film critics who were confused, but also Buena Vista Films. Their movie "Monsters, Inc." released on the 2nd of this month performed very well. The premiere box office almost exceeded 60 million US dollars. The performance in the following week
It is also very strong, and even has the momentum to catch up with "Shrek".
But when "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" came out, it was like a blow to the head. Their box office has shrunk severely in the past three days. If this continues, let alone catching up with "Shrek," will the North American box office be able to exceed two
Billions of dollars are still unknown.
Of course, it is not just the movie "Monsters, Inc." that is affected. All the movies that are being released in the same period are more or less affected. There are only so many people watching movies. Even if the total box office increases, it will be limited, and theaters
The number is also limited, so theaters and movie fans have to make choices. Everyone has gone to see "Harry Potter", so there will be fewer people watching other movies. If people watch less, theaters will have fewer movies lined up, and the impact on the box office will be huge.
So fast.
Some of them haven't been released yet, but the upcoming movies are also trembling.
For example, the crime blockbuster "Ocean's Eleven" will be released early next month. When this movie was originally produced, Bowei Pictures was very ambitious and aimed directly at the North American box office championship this year. But now that "Harry Potter"
With such a high box office, publicity efforts were urgently stepped up.
They have also lowered their goals now. Not to mention the championship, if they can squeeze into the top three, they will be lucky. If they can't squeeze into the top three, they will still achieve their goal by pushing into the top five.
According to the current momentum, unless word-of-mouth collapses, even if the box office of "Harry Potter" cannot surpass "Shrek", there is no doubt that it will exceed the US$220 million of "Rush Hour 2". By then, Deep Space will
It will occupy the top two spots in the North American box office rankings this year.
If "The Lord of the Rings" returns to the top three, then Deep Space will take over the top three in the North American box office rankings this year, truly demonstrating their dominance in the film market. You know, last year Deep Space just
He released "The Martian," which ranked second at the box office in film history.
"Harry Potter" will have an advantage in competing at the global box office because the original novel has a large number of readers around the world.
Of course, movie income is one aspect, and the subsequent income from other aspects is what Deep Space really values.
Before the movie is released, the peripheral props in the movie have been produced in batches. When movie fans purchase movie tickets on the ticket house website, they will get a chance to draw a lottery, and the prize pool will include those peripheral props in the movie.
Amazon's official website has also opened a peripheral section for "Harry Potter". Click on all the peripherals of the movie. The prices of these peripherals vary. The cheapest one is a staff of more than ten dollars, and the most expensive one is a Hogwart that costs several hundred dollars.
Watts model.
As soon as the movie was released, the peripheral products also went on sale.
In just the past three days, "Harry Potter" peripherals on Amazon have sold more than two million US dollars in sales, and this number is increasing every day.
Deep Space's peripherals have always been made very well, using the best materials, and the workmanship is better than other peripherals. Of course, the quality is good, but the price is more expensive.
But Deep Space peripherals can be sold. According to statistics, on Amazon alone, products authorized by Deep Space Company sold a turnover of 200 million US dollars in the first half of the year. This number has squeezed into the top 20.
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Those in front of Deep Space are all established IP management companies such as Disney, Hasbro, Warner, Pokémon, Toei Animation, Paramount, and NBC.
Behind Deep Space are major companies such as the NFL Players Association, Hershey, BMW, WWE, and Playboy.
Chapter completed!